Explanatory note

This Order amends articles 1(1), 2(3)(a), 2(6) and 2(9) of the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1055) (“the 2024 Amendment Order”) which amends the Price Marking Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/102) (“the 2004 Order”).

Article 2(2) of this Order amends article 1(1) of the 2024 Amendment Order by amending its coming into force date from 1st October 2025 to 6th April 2026.

Article 2(3)(a) of this Order amends article 2(3)(a) of the 2024 Amendment Order by including a reference to regulations 5, 6 or 7 of the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/659) and article 9 of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 for the purposes of amending article 5 of the 2004 Order.

Article 2(3)(b) of this Order amends article 2(6) of the 2024 Amendment Order by amending the provision which replaces article 9 of the 2004 Order.

Article 2(3)(c) of this Order amends article 2(9) of the 2024 Amendment Order by amending the provision which replaces paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2004 Order.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Order but a full regulatory impact assessment of the effect of the 2024 Amendment Order will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Department for Business and Trade at Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London SW1A 2DY and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum on www.legislation.gov.